Drug Defense: A Mobile Game for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse

We present Drug Defense, a mobile tower defense game designed to prevent alcohol abuse. The game makes use of the Cognitive Behavioral Game Design (CBGD) methodology to encourage the retention of knowledge about the consequences of excessive alcohol use. The researchers compared used pretest and pos...

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Main Authors: Tan, Divine-kia T, Roy, Rodrigo Emmanuel D, Lasala, Jose Rafael S, Yap, Anton Gabriel H, Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T., Diy, Walfrido David A, Hechanova, Ma. Regina M
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.discs-faculty-pubs-12482022-03-03T08:05:15Z Drug Defense: A Mobile Game for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse Tan, Divine-kia T Roy, Rodrigo Emmanuel D Lasala, Jose Rafael S Yap, Anton Gabriel H Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T. Diy, Walfrido David A Hechanova, Ma. Regina M We present Drug Defense, a mobile tower defense game designed to prevent alcohol abuse. The game makes use of the Cognitive Behavioral Game Design (CBGD) methodology to encourage the retention of knowledge about the consequences of excessive alcohol use. The researchers compared used pretest and posttest to determine the game aided in greater retention. The researchers also assessed the playability of the game was also evaluated using a questionnaire adapted from the Heuristics to Evaluate the Playability (HEP) of Games. Data analysis showed that the players had significantly increased knowledge on alcohol and its use. Players also enjoyed the game’s narrative and the need to strategize. 2019-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/272 https://apsce.net/icce/icce2019/04_Proceedings.html Department of Information Systems & Computer Science Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Digital game-based learning Alcohol knowledge Health CBGD Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Computer Sciences Databases and Information Systems Substance Abuse and Addiction
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider Ateneo De Manila University Library
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topic Digital game-based learning
Alcohol knowledge
Health
CBGD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Computer Sciences
Databases and Information Systems
Substance Abuse and Addiction
spellingShingle Digital game-based learning
Alcohol knowledge
Health
CBGD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Computer Sciences
Databases and Information Systems
Substance Abuse and Addiction
Tan, Divine-kia T
Roy, Rodrigo Emmanuel D
Lasala, Jose Rafael S
Yap, Anton Gabriel H
Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T.
Diy, Walfrido David A
Hechanova, Ma. Regina M
Drug Defense: A Mobile Game for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse
description We present Drug Defense, a mobile tower defense game designed to prevent alcohol abuse. The game makes use of the Cognitive Behavioral Game Design (CBGD) methodology to encourage the retention of knowledge about the consequences of excessive alcohol use. The researchers compared used pretest and posttest to determine the game aided in greater retention. The researchers also assessed the playability of the game was also evaluated using a questionnaire adapted from the Heuristics to Evaluate the Playability (HEP) of Games. Data analysis showed that the players had significantly increased knowledge on alcohol and its use. Players also enjoyed the game’s narrative and the need to strategize.
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author Tan, Divine-kia T
Roy, Rodrigo Emmanuel D
Lasala, Jose Rafael S
Yap, Anton Gabriel H
Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T.
Diy, Walfrido David A
Hechanova, Ma. Regina M
author_facet Tan, Divine-kia T
Roy, Rodrigo Emmanuel D
Lasala, Jose Rafael S
Yap, Anton Gabriel H
Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T.
Diy, Walfrido David A
Hechanova, Ma. Regina M
author_sort Tan, Divine-kia T
title Drug Defense: A Mobile Game for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse
title_short Drug Defense: A Mobile Game for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse
title_full Drug Defense: A Mobile Game for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse
title_fullStr Drug Defense: A Mobile Game for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse
title_full_unstemmed Drug Defense: A Mobile Game for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse
title_sort drug defense: a mobile game for prevention of alcohol abuse
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2019
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/272
https://apsce.net/icce/icce2019/04_Proceedings.html
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